BENZITES: Cultural Index

The Benzites are a species of achievers who measure every element of personal success and are competitive by nature. However they may have a darker history than you would have thought if we look deep enough into the lore.

This is the Cultural Index a series aimed at exploring various Science-Fiction species.
For outsiders to a series to get to know the basics and maybe even hardened Sci-fi nuts might discover something new.
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This Video is for critical purposes with commentary.

[stevengalloway]

When it comes to explaining the different alien 👽 species in Star Trek, no one's better, bar none. Excellent video, thank you... 👍👏

[golgarisoul]

I appreciate how common they are in the series Lower Decks.

[ZetaPrime]

Geonosians would be cool to see a video about. One guy one YouTube looked into their language and how it works

[Okkusen]

I'm always so happy when you come up with a new cultural index video. Pls. Try to keep this up as long as possible ☺

[quwykxz]

Thank you for this video; the Benzites are one of my favorite from the "lesser-known" Star Trek species, and I'm always on the look out for more info on them!

[chrisortega]

Do the MCRN!!! The Expanse is easily the best, realistic sci-fi show out there.

[theldraspneumonoultramicro]

those breathers, there is multiple reasons for why you would notwear them like that, like for example it can easily get caught in things and be damaged or just simply being in the way, its also a highly ineffective and wastefull way to deliver the atmospheric mixture they need.

[badgerden]

Benzites must have been a shoe-in to get into the Federation. They are such a peaceful people.

[jhaarbur]

Great video @Certifiably Ingame! I had an idea for another video topic, so I'll post it on here:

Even though the Federation is a super advanced, Level 2 society on the Kardashev scale, they still don't have all technologies mastered yet. I therefore think it'll be interesting to create a video of technologies and abilities that the Federation doesn't appear to have the ability to do yet at certain times in the genre.

Examples:
1. Transwarp
2. Regular, stable live holofeeds across the galaxy.
3. Replicating dilithium crystals

etc.

[keithtorgersen]

I don’t know if the Androgov principle is exactly the same but it reminds me of the crime show numb3rs in which they dealt with a case in which sabremetrics was theoretically applied to a human being’s performance through their life. This discovery was very controversial because whole populations that are deemed mathematically inferior could potentially suffer widespread injustice.

[THATGuy]

I could be pondering the idea of meritocracy taken to a dark extreme and all it's implications, but instead I'm still still asking myself how likely it is that the females of a species that look like catfish would still have breasts. It kind of demonstrates what the Progenitors were prioritizing when they seeded all those planets with their DNA.

[stevieturner]

Thank you once again for the informitive video.

Also learning the Genocians would be great.

[Stomeruk]

The expanse title when you first showed it i though said Morn....which seems pretty funny to me since this was a star trek video

[samwill]

My only thought is that...like, there's no way that that little tray would actually work to help them breathe. It'd just blow away if they did as much as turn their heads and the smoky gas itself seems really heavy, more likely to fall AWAY from the mouth rather than toward it.

[MedalionDS]

The original Vape Nation alien spieces

[theintelligentork]

7:35 woah they were very close to becoming dark eldar there

[davejones]

That damn Benzite exchange crew member nearly started a new Klingon war! Put their Federation membership on probation! Double secret probation if necessary!

[mb]

No mention of Hoya not needing the breathing apparatus, either because of her being female or due to some advancement in medical technology since early TNG!?

[jason-composer]

The MCRN and Geonosians are both interesting, but if I had to choose one, MCRN lore is probably less talked about than the Geonosians lol

[wrestlingconnoisseur]

The Benzite breathing apparatus is just about the dumbest piece of technology imaginable. Being directly put into the air before being administered to a Benzite's physiology, it certainly would prove dangerous to other lifeforms, which would be readily exposed to the fumes. It would also be an incredibly inefficient piece of junk to start with.

Also, the Benzite philosophy of waiting to report findings would be against stringent Federation protocol, as it in many instances could even put the lives of crew members at risk. It's amazing there are any Benzites in the Federation at all. Imagine the outcry if a Benzite manning a tactical post encountered what only might be a Borg ship on long range sensors and avoided reporting his findings to the crew. Then five minutes later the Borg intercept them much to the surprise of everyone on board.